To me January of a new year
is like the morning of a new day. When I
was young I would hit the floor running with a head full of ideas and things to
do and when the year/day didn't go according to plan (and they seldom do) I
would get upset and wonder where it all went wrong.
No longer...now am I slow and
cranky when I get up in the morning until I have my coffee and quiet time and
in January I need time to think about how last year played out and time to
decide what my intention for the new year is and what word defines that
intention best.
What hasn't changed so much
is my attitude when things don't go exactly as I think they should (I think I
may have a small control issue)...so this year I have chosen the word RELEASE
as in to let go...to set free...to relax.
I found this quote in my
reading the other morning and I am going to put it up where I can see it
everyday along with my word for the year.
"There will never be a time when life is simple.
There will always be time to practice accepting that. Every moment is a chance
to let go and feel peaceful. "
This year there are going to
be a lot of changes in my life and I would be fooling myself if I thought I
really had any control over them. So I am
releasing control. I will let go of the need for perfection or to be right all
the time. I will set free my
expectations and I will relax and embrace the changes that are coming because who
knows what could happen if I just accept the many possibilities that may be
waiting for me.
But don't think I am just
going to be passive...oh, no...I'll be right there ready to run with whatever
is thrown my way...no matter what it is because...
...AT THE END OF THE DAY...
"Without change there
would be no butterflies"...or new adventures.
